Ralf Schumacher, Fisichella,
Montagny to test for Force India

6 December, 2007

BY OUR AUTOMOBILE CORRESPONDENT

Force India will see a handful of
big names in the driver’s seat in
December 2007. According to a F1
website news story, Ralf Schumacher,
Giancarlo Fisichella, and Franck
Montagny are set to drive for Force
India at the multi-team test at Jerez.

It is expected that the three big
names in Formula One will be in action
at the Spanish track. It is a known
fact that Ralf Schumacher, who had
left Toyota at the end of last season,
is currently looking for a race seat
for 2008. He has been offered the
opportunity to test by Force India
co-owner Vijay Mallya.

The 32-year-old German, who has six
Grand Prix titles to his credit during
his 11-year career, seems to have
recognized Dr Mallya’s passion for the
sport. According to the ace driver,
for any driver, driving for a young
dynamic team with high ambitions is a
good opportunity. He says that at the
moment, it is just one test to see how
we get on working together, and
whether this is possible. “I think I
can help the team with its development
program but we will see,” he says.

Meanwhile Fisichella, the Italian
driver who has driven for Renault for
the past three seasons, has been given
the chance to test for Force India by
the French squad. However, he is yet
to confirm the 2008 line-up. He says
that whilst no driver has been
officially confirmed by Renault, the
team has given him permission to
explore other options. He added that
he had been invited to test with Force
India F1 Team at Jerez.

The third driver Franck Montagny,
who had spent the last season testing
for Toyota confirmed that he was in
contact with Mallya. The possibility
of testing with Force India had him go
for it, he said.

According to the F1 report, the
four-day test will see Force India
testing two Ferrari-powered former
Spyker F8-VII chassis.